Beginning in the 1960s, satellite instruments have measured Earth's reflected broadband shortwave radiation and emitted longwave radiation. These measurements have been used to estimate Earth's "energy balance," defined as the difference at the top of the atmosphere between the amount of incident solar irradiance absorbed by the Earth system and the amount of terrestrial radiation emitted in space at infrared wavelengths.
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Phys.org - 2 Jul 2025 22:53
Beginning in the 1960s, satellite instruments have measured Earth's reflected broadband shortwave radiation and emitted longwave radiation. These measurements have been used to estimate Earth's "energy balance," defined as the difference at the top of the atmosphere between the amount of incident solar irradiance absorbed by the Earth system and the amount of terrestrial radiation emitted in space at infrared wavelengths.
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